GW Who burned down Mr. Brinker's Store Part 3(4of4)

[likemachinesdo]

I wonder what it must feel like to have Ghostwriter rearrange letters on your back.

[MyViews777]

The suspense tickles me :)

[kamibango]

you know.... this is very intense for a kids show. how many kids shows have kids going to jail for arson?

[victoriagoins]

How do they know about insurance fraud but not about copyright infringement or the F.B.I....?

[victoriagoins]

how they know about insurance fraud but not about copyright infringement or the F.B.I......?

[gkincy25]

Lennys apartment looks nothing like the original

[moccalou]

I love how the team is always doing random stupid things when they get a Rally call. The only other time we see them is when they're working on the case.

[PardonMaFrench]

come to think about it brinker the muthafuckin store aint even burn down

[PardonMaFrench]

fuck mr. brinker i just wanna know who fuckin burned the muthafuckin store down in the fuckin back

[OriginalVis1]

omg so much suspension!!!

[goldilex]

I always chuckled when Lenni brought up the insurance idea, since in a later episode her father asks her if she knows what insurance is and she says "sort of...."

GW nerd =)

[moccalou]

@goldilex Haha, well, she did say "insurance or something," like she didn't truly understand it. It's a good thing she said "sort of" the next time instead of "no" or she'd just look really stupid. XD

[diegom2603]

rellay like the show! but theres something really stupid though, jamal cant go to jail hes way too young! dont they now that? probably gaby doesnt because shes too young, but lenni alex or jamal should know that underaged people cant go to jail

[DukeDarkshadow]

So if Ghost Story was the pilot and the first case they solved, they must've gone back in time to solve this case. And if Jamal gets arrested on September 12th, he won't be able to make it to the Double Defenders tournament to solve the Thabto case and it'll cause a paradox that will disrupt the very fabric of the space-time continuum and destroy the entire universe! Great Scott!

[moccalou]

@DukeDarkshadow Actually, this episode is the pilot. Ghost Story was made afterward. That also explains why this episode Jamal says that Ghostwriter could be a "she," when Ghostwriter says he was a He in Ghost Story. Also explains why there was a "RALLY" with no first initial of a person's name where to meet afterward. They hadn't quite figured that part out yet and PBS had them fix it for Ghost Story.

[DukeDarkshadow]

@moccalou I'm aware this was the original pilot and that Ghost Story came after this. I was just trying to make a Back to the Future joke.

[psushgirl]

wait wait wait, how did they know where to rally? usually the rally is followed by the first letter of someone's name. if it's at lenni's house, it should be "rally L"...

[moccalou]

@psushgirl You're right.  And they didn't even tell Tina what a rally meant! This was the pilot episode though, before even Ghost Story, so they weren't quite sure what they were doing yet.

[suresage]

In the Get the Message storyline arc, Lenni's dad asked her if she knew what insurance was and she said no. But somehow here, in an earlier episode, she not only knows about it but seems to know what insurance fraud is as well.

[mwcarolina]

@suresage

this episode had many messups, like earlier Jamal said Ghostwriter could be a she.

[starsandhearts22]

it's taking them way too damn long to solve this mystery

[nahor88]

I'm getting a little sick of all the comments about Jamal being black and blamed for it.

LIEUTENANT MCQUAID IS BLACK.

Race CAN'T have anything to do with it.

On a side-note, Jamal was too young to actually go to jail, guess he didn't realize that.

[jpien]

September 12th? That means the double defenders tournament is in 2 days!!! haahah

[viewerenthusiast]

@jpien I guess September is the month for disaster in New York (i.e. Jamal's arrest warrant for arson in "Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store?", and later 9/11).  ;(

[deanriam]

LOL! I really doubt a 10 or 11 year old kid would come up with something like "Maybe Mr. Brinker burned it down himself for the insurance".

[feh2]

Lawl

[DanaAbel30]

Sometimes, kids have better intuitions than adults.

[MidnightRose77]

yea they come up with that and they don't even know what copyright infringement is...

[pimpmonkette]

all the evidence the police said was that he was at the front of the store. which is kinda weird since the fire started in the back room. dumbos

[Iori400]

Yeah but basically we're the AUDIENCE. We're basically breaking the 4th wall.

[Cierrakahana]

All they know is he was THERE and he could've snuck in back after the cam saw him. All they know is that he was there and they didn't see anyone else.

[MidnightRose77]

yea...but someone being there doesn't even nessarily mean they lit the store on fire...i mean bugs were probably in the store and they didn't set the store one fire did they?

[wickedfan5172]

the GHOOOOOOOOOOOOST RALLY!! this was cheeeeeeeeeeesy. I am glad they didnt keep that when they made the other episodes

[Sairisn]

It was cheesy, but I love it! I wish they had kept it on the air longer. Kind of sad that almost of them never did anything after this show. I thought Lenni was so cool back then, and I had a total crush on Rob. I totally get why everyone liked Alex though.

[wickedfan5172]

I recently spoke with a production manager for PBS who was an intern while GW was being filmed. He said that one of the reasons that they canceled the show that was never really talked about was that the cast and crew was getting sick of the actors who played Alex and Jamal. They started to get really big heads and thought they were "huge stars" and demanded higher pay which was one of the reasons why they cited "lack of funding" as why the show had been canceled.

[desifaking]

interesting if true..but they were sort of becoming big stars heh and had a point..maybe the show should have gone on to network tv, when it did it was too different and late..it would have been interesting to see them as they got close to finishing hs and going to college etc to see what the episodes would be like..i would like to know why rob got canned also if you knew...

[GreatAuntCayce]

Why didn't they just replace Alex and Jamal with different Actors? PBS should have asked Disney Channel to pick up "Ghostwriter".

[moccalou]

@GreatAuntCayce They actually did make another Ghostwriter show on another network with different actors. It was horrible! D=

[moccalou]

@wickedfan5172 That's really interesting information that I didn't know. Thanks! =D

[monkeylover888]

cotton picking coon

[carterscu]

This episdoe was originally written as the pilot. You'll notice they look a little younger than GhostStory the "first" episode -and they filmed in actual houses instead of a sound stage. They wrote GS at the last minute, made GS the pilot and moved this episode to second place.

The "new" pilot ghoststory worked much better to start of the series than this one. Seeing the kids discover GW one by one gave it a lot more energy.

[windchill29]

I woulda kicked jamels lying ass out the group

[oshkoshbigosh22]

so true

[Simpledreamer]

How do they know where to Rally? There was no "L" behind the Rally.

[CleverCAB]

I was thinking the same thing as well. Also, it was kind of odd that the glow was reflected on Tina's face.

[TECfan1]

@Simpledreamer  this is the pilot episode so I guess they didnt plan that until later.

[Supreme309]

hhahaha...i love how this episode saga AND the ghost story saga both took place on September 12th...silly writers

[daughteroftheking526]

I was thinkin... if the delivery guy was the arsonist, wouldnt it be, like, really dangerous, for two fifth graders to go and talk to him?

[kdaakaworm]

yea they're asking to get burned, murdered or raped

[davinp]

Ntoice when Alex called a Rally he didn't put who called it, so how did they know to go to Lenni's place?

[smilinginside5]

i noticed that too, but when they filmed the "ghost story" they clarified

[BhunLocc]

I noticed that too. And the "Ghost Story" episodes take place in the same timeframe. Jamal Jenkins may of planned 9/11, burning down Brinker's store was just terrorist training.

[JessyIsSoFly91]

how they knew 2 go lenni

the didnt put rally L?

gosh

[whash03]

yeeeah...sure,arrest the black kid

[JessyIsSoFly91]

lmao

word

[sailorearth2007]

I hate to say it, but with our society, that is how it can be...Sociology class. Prejudice stinks and is just plain wrong. (so is the stupid blame game...when dealing with crimes anyway...it's typical for little kids, but adults look so stupid when they try it and are found out).

[SchweitzerMan]

Ugh, thank God they didn't do that "Ghoooossstt Rally" thing every episode

[Kreymore]

Agreed.

[HSBEACHBOY]

I'm sorry, but how did they know where to go? the message jus said "RALLY". It did not say where. big oversight lol

[Sephrym]

i know this is suppose to be a kid show but did you all notice they all talk in basically simple sentences...

[dpeal]

who walks around with chalk in their pocket?

[Captaingamecube]

lol yah like an 11 year old is gonna go to jail!

[GreatAuntCayce]

Actually if a Kid is convicted of a Crime he or she can go to DJJ.

[stephijoy14]

is it just me or do these kids seem to wonder around NYC by themselves like its the suburbs? haha especially in the 'into the comics" episode. Like these kids would be able to run all over without an adult. but its still the best show ever!!

[Madkochie]

I've often thought about that.

[smilinginside5]

no kidding! where's the parents? that shit just does NOT fly in 2009!

[NaveenSwati]

i like jemal's handwriting =]

[babybako11]

I Lik Tina's

[vimcrony]

GHOOOOSSST RAAALLLLLLYYYYYYY! sooo good*

[datsu11]

Always trying to keep a brother down. Trying to pin a brother knowing he's innocent. Damn. lol

[forgotten4eva]

yeah like when you think about it it's the same as a text message... but ghosts are so much cooler.

[stephijoy14]

wow that is so true! screw texting... where is my ghostwriter chain pen? i'm busting it out

[aybebe23]

I love when they Rally!! It's so cool, I wish Ghostwriter was real. It would be awesome.